{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.6d627c70e242752554351ed5b48de47f36896e12.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Advisory issued July 21 at 6:09PM EDT until July 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-21","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.6d627c70e242752554351ed5b48de47f36896e12.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Wilmington OH"},"word_count":188,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Advisory: Flood Advisory issued July 21 at 6:09PM EDT until July 21 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Fairfield, OH; Franklin, OH; Licking, OH\n**Issued by:** NWS Wilmington OH\n**Sent:** 2026-07-21T18:09:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-21T18:09:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-21T21:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.\n\n* WHERE...Northwestern Fairfield County in central Ohio...\nEast Central Franklin County in central Ohio...\nSouthwestern Licking County in central Ohio...\n\n* WHEN...Until 900 PM EDT.\n\n* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- At 608 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported ongoing flooding\nthroughout the area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have\nfallen.\n- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is\nexpected.\n- Some locations that will experience flooding include...\nColumbus, Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington, Gahanna, Pickerington,\nBexley, Pataskala, Buckeye Lake, Millersport, Ohio State\nUniversity, Fairfield Beach, Whitehall, Etna, Grandview Heights,\nValleyview, Marble Cliff, Kirkersville and Brice.\n\n## Instructions\nTurn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood\ndeaths occur in vehicles.\n\nTo report flooding, go to our website at weather.gov/iln and submit\nyour report via social media, when you can do so safely."}